Young poets and composers - make friends and make songs!

The WorldwideSong Projectis looking out for authors, artists and composers aged 8 - 18!Maybe you're a parent with a gifted youngster in your family.Maybe you're a teacher with gifted youngsters in your class.

Here are Tristan poet Kelly Swain and UK composer George Winter...

... and here are Kelly's friends, singing one of her songs on the slopes of the island's active volcano!

If so, send the Project their poems^ or tell us about their musical or artistic gifts. The Project's young composers turn the poems into songs, and these reach families and schools by email.

The Project rewards its keenest contributors by publishing their songs and artwork in attractive books. The pages left and below are from Songs for Sark (in the Channel Isles).

There's nothing to pay - in fact the Project provides free music software! The songs appear on computer screens and because the notes light up as they play, youngsters can follow and learn their songs, even without a musical adult!

The Project brings a host of other benefits, such as

pen friends *

lots of fun and encouragement!

gifts of musical instruments

public performances

young people coming together in this troubled world

the chance to put your school or community on the map. In 2012, Tristan da Cunha, in the South Atlantic, issued Song Project stamps to mark the global success of songs with words by the island's children.

Below is one of the news reports that raised the Project's profile.

Another of Kelly's poems was set by UK teenage composer Lauren Boydell. Click to hear a piano arrangement.

Day Dreaming by Kelly and Lauren

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Do you have a budding poet or composer in your family or school?

If so, this in their chance to get involved - from any point on planet earth.

Just tell us about your creative youngsters. We're ready to turn their poems